Category Archives: Battery

New memory offering from Microchip offers unlimited endurance with safe data storage at power loss Key Facts: I2C EERAM is a low-cost NVSRAM that requires no external battery to retain data Combines SRAM with EEPROM back-up on a single chip for lowest-cost NVSRAM solution Enables instant random writes to the array with no write-cycle delay Benefits…

Improve digital support of battery charging and DC-DC conversion applications with new digitally-enhanced power analogue controllers from Microchip Key Facts: MCP19124/5 features independent voltage and current control loops and a full suite of configurable performance parameters Single-chip solution handles configurable charging algorithms for any charging profile or any battery chemistry, voltage, or cell arrangement Capabilities…

Ricoh launches R5601, 3-5 Cell Li-Ion/Li-Polymer Battery Protection Analog Front-End IC for Power Tools Ricoh Europe (Netherlands) B.V. Semiconductor Support Centre has launched a new Analog Front-End (AFE) Integrated Circuit (IC), the R5601. The new addition to Ricoh’s battery management ICs portfolio is designed for Lithium-ion or Lithium-polymer battery packs of three up to five…

Ricoh Europe launches a new Real Time Clock IC, the R2262. This integrated circuit keeps track of accurate time and date at all times, and communicates with the processor by three signal lines. With three important functions incorporated in just one device, namely Real Time Clock, Backup Battery Switchover Circuit and Voltage Detector, the R2262…